NPD Dec. report: Xbox360 wireless controller, top-selling accessory

Yashpal SharmaJan 12 2007

Nov. month was the progressing day for Nintendo as NPD reported that the North US games love Wii-mote as Nintendo filed a total transaction of 270,000 units sold in the Nov. month thrashing back, the Xbox360 wireless controller to the fourth place with just 251,000 units sold. But getting a good start in the Dec. month, Xbox360 wireless controller did some exceptional and just sneaked to the top place with selling out 823,8000 controllers and dragged the top seed to the second place with 646,7000 units sold.

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Wii Nunchuk controller stands third with 497,1000 units transaction while PS2 (8MEG) memory card, PS3 SIXAXIS wireless controller, PS2 (8MEG) memory card, and Dual shock controller sold 474,8000, 336,0000, 286,0000 and 263,4000 respectively.

Certainly, the slump in the sales figures of Wii-mote is due to the strap problem that made some gamers disconcert. But later, emerging from the slough of problems Nintendo launched a strap replacement offer and succeeded in bringing home the laurels.

Via: kotaku

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